The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-10-21

SeDA VI viz uCpdi eiileub VI iDiiNoSto,
just ordered to Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, as chief commissary OF the de.
partment OF the Missouri, has served
in the department of Dakota since
October 1882.
Dakota patents: G. N. Asselstine,
Hamilton, anvil for forming plow-
shares; also anvil for forming land
sides for plows; j. H. Aslem, Howell,
plate glass polisher re-issue); g.
l.aube, Huron, hay burner.
The Dakota delegation, nearly two
hundred strong, were among the ear
lest callers on the President.
AT st. Paul, the delegation was
headed by Gov. Church and Secretary
Mccormack.
The fine country residence OF Theos
David, OF the territorial board OF ag-
riculture, six miles north OF Mitchell,
burned to the ground. All the cloth
ing, furniture and everything else OF
| value i'll the house was destroyed.
Total loss $4,000.
At Sioux Falls, young man named
! Melvin Davis, fell from the roof OF the
| Cascade grain elevator, q distance OF
| fifty feet, and was killed.
The Aberdeen Evening Republican
has began publication. 1t is Demo.
cratic daily.
Three heavily laden passenger trains
came into Mitchell bearing excursion
lists from the East to look over Da.
kota.
AT Landau, Francis T.. Bowman dis.
trict attorney OF Morton county, died
| efter a lingering illness, aged 2S years.
| He was an able lawyer, an odd fellow,
and had been noble grand.
II. Mcintyre OF Gil and Junction,
Iowa. chief engineer OF the proposed
railroad from Sioux City to Marshall,
Minn., died at Canton, OF typhoid
fever.
There was held at Fargo the Cass
county local option convention with
representatives from all parts OF the
county. About sixty persons were
present. Plans were adopted by which
it is hoped to carry prohibition this
fall. The appointment OF local COM
mlttees was left to the chairman OF
the executive CO committee, Rev. r. A.
Beard.
The administration has finally In
terested itself in the opening OF the
Sioux reservation. Col. Bannister.
special agent OF the Indian depart
ment, arrived at Pierre, to look into
the. urgency OF opening the reserve,
and on his report hinges the result.
He seems to think that the Sioux res
ervatlon must be cut down.
During the Ashton fair four gentle.
manly strangers registered at the Ack.
ley house. Their businesss was in the
fancy line-such as balloons, ect., sold
on the fair grounds. In few DAYS
they skipped, with large hotel bin
unpaid. The following day Landlord
Hollenbeck received letter from the
Commercial Hotel of Faulkton, in.
curing for overcoats which had been
loaned to these gentlemen and which
we're to be left at the Ackley house.
Complaints OF failure to receive
cars for wheat shipments by private
buyers and shippers were heard by
the railroad commissioners at Car.
rington and Sykeston, and at Coopers-
town. Mr.. Griggs, of,the commission
says the former cases have good
grounds, and that in every instance
the commission will do all possible to
straighten matters out.
At Sioux Falls. genuine bare
knuckle sluggish scrap, Queensbury
rules, took place in the basement of
the Daily Press Office between c. II.
Craig and w. T. Belrood, printers EN-.
ployed on this Press. The fight was
five rounds, but Belrood, who is much
| the smaller man, was knocked out in
the third round.
In the case OF James A. Pringle, in
volving the southwest quarter section
2l, township 155, range sc, Devils
Lake district, the secretary OF inte.
rior holds that mortgage OF land
must be notified OF decision holding
an entry for cancellation and allowed
a hearing to prove the good faith OF
the mortgagor in complying with the
law il the former asks for it.
The failure OF A. Pollock & Co., at
Omaha carried down their branch
house at Huron.
At Fargo, a gambler named sutter
and Mrs. John Haas were arrested,
charged with resorting to rooms for
purposes OF prostitution. They were
held under $500 bonds. Mrs. Haas
was formerly a resident of Winona,
and was sporting woman known as
"Maud S." She was married four
years ago, professed conversion last
winter, joined the church, and it was
supposed was living q virtuous life.
Her husband is said to have caught
the two in bed, and the affair makes
| quite a sensation.
Attorney General Templeton, Col.
f. A. Gale and w. Il. Quigley are at
Yankton, the two latter TO succeed
the resigning members OF the board,
and the attorney general as counsel
for the new board. Gov. Church in this
last move is endorsed by the people OF
1ankton, who are anxious that the
troubles be settled and the additions
to the building commenced. The new
board seemed satisfied with the pres
ent superintendent, DIR. Cravens, and
will favor his retention.
A. j. Blakely, special agent OF the
land office at Deadwood, has re.
signed.
j. II. Drake OF st. Paul has con-
tracted to sink an artesian we'll in
Sioux Falls to a depth Of /, 900 feet.
About five hundred veterans OF the
"Hornets' Nest" brigade. comnosed of